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. ?•• 3) Tire America (formerly Hyperstore), 25853 Lorain Road. Proposal to renovate an existing building for a retail facility. Heard by Architectural Review Board on May 19, 1993. Mr. Howell, representing Tire America, presented revised plans which had been submitted to the Architectural Review Board, and the copy of the restrictive covenant which was given to the Assistant Law Director. Mr. Orlowski noted that all the landscaping shown along Brookpark ha.d been installed by the adjacent Brooklor Shopping Center, some of which is in the right of way. Mr. Howell pointed out where they are reloeating some landscaping and adding pines, flowering crabs, etc. Mr. Thomas suggested that the grass shown in the parking lot island should be replaeerl with landscaping. Mr. Orlowski believed that the 3 foot mound shown was merely a change in the existing elevation. After studying the plans, Mr. Thomas agreed that it was and stated that the 3 foot mound must be 3 foot higher than the:elevation shown for their property on the plan. Building Cor,um.issioner Conway advised that from the overall grade the mound is 3 foot high but there are areas where it wi11 only be 2 foot higher. The Engineering Department must verify the grades ascertain that a 3 foot. mound is maintained 3 foot above the surface of the parking lot. r1r. Howell explained that in some areas the parking lot has settled and they intend to bring them up to grade. In reference to the building, he explained that the building is now gray with a red alumirnun band around it; the bulky Hyperstore structures will be renoved; the building will be painted white with white dryvit applied on the front; a red stripe three blocks wide will be painted around the building; internally illuminated white letters will be installed on an indigo blue facade; and a 24 foot wide, 14 foot high store front with glass doors and a 12 by 12 foot garage door on the service garage will be installed on the Brookpark elevation. The pole sign on Lorain Road will be replaced with a monument sign, a variance will be needed for a second wall sign, and all the logo's on the band have been removed. The signs will be turned off at 10:00 p.m. He presented a color elevation and photographs of an existing building. He had no rendering of the mornunent sign but explained that the pedestal would be split face block.to match.the building with a Lexan face in a blue background tiaith white lettering. Mr. Orlowski believed that the indigo blue was too dark and the safety red was too bright. Mr. Howell presented samples of the colors. Mr. Orlowski preferred a lighter blue and a toned down red. Mr. Howell responded that these are their national colors and all the signs are made in volume and all the colors are coordinated including the interior displays. Mr..Orlowski stated that most developers claims the same thing but lately several have toned down their colors and mentioned several examples. In reference to the restrictive covenant, Assistant Law Director Dubelko believed that the substance of it was correct, anly some of the language would have to be changed and the proposal could be moved forward subject to the covenant being put in a final form. J. Thomas moved to conditionally approve the Tire America development at 25853 Lorain Road, these conditions being that the Law Department makes a satisfactory decision concerning the restrictive covenant that will prohibit any future curb cut onto Brookpark Road by this development or by the owner of the property except for any ingress or egress that will be shared by adjacent parcels, such as a service road, and also including the restriction, that if the building is ever abandoned, that the additional paving that is being put on the south side nnist be returned to grass. Another condition being that a mound that will be built for the landscaping alorg the western and south western area be maintained at 3 foot above the highest portion of grade above the parking that elcists within that landscape area, in other words if there is a grade in that landscape area of 752 the height elevation of that mound should be 3 foot above that 752 height elevation and that t-he central 6 foot concrete curbing area must also be landscaped in the same style as the mound and other landscaping area 3